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ISSUE 717 - Feb. 28, 2018 |
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Thinking Like a Bronze Medalist |
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Another inspiring Olympics has come and gone. As I watched many of the medal ceremonies, I looked closely at the faces of the silver and bronze medalists. Although this is completely unscientific, their faces often seemed to reflect the findings of a 1995 study by the American psychologist Thomas Gilovich. Gilovich coauthored a study that examined the relative
happiness of the bronze and silver medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Based on video footage, subjects consistently judged the bronze medalist winners to be happier than the silver medalists. Why? Because the silver medalists were focused on what they lost, whereas the bronze medalists were thrilled to have just made it onto the podium.
It's a great reminder of how your internal talk shapes your reactions to events. It's also a reminder of how humor can help you reframe things when you think like a bronze medalist and wildly exaggerate (and that's the key to get you laughing) how something could have been worse, instead of regretting how things could have gone better.
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Today is Inconvenience Yourself Day, but it's not as bad as it sounds. It's a day to embrace how we impact people's lives around us; a day to celebrate the small, respectful gestures we make in order to help someone else. So take time today to reflect on the many small things you do consistently at work that contribute to a rocking, more positive, and ultimately, more fun workplace. And tomorrow is World Compliment Day, so spread the
word in your workplace and have everyone in your office compliment each other tomorrow (or make this a once-a-month theme day) in ridiculously exaggerated ways (so it's way more fun) to remind everyone of the importance of both giving compliments and receiving compliments with grace and humility.
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Quote of the Week |
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"The difference between being very smart and very foolish is often very small." Amos Tversky
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It's a Wacky World |
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Time marches on! March is official Dolphin Awareness Month, Optimism Month, Humorists are Artists Month, International Mirth Month, and International Ideas Month. So here's a fabulous idea: Celebrate some of the following March themes days (for the entire list go to March
Mirthful Madness):
March 1: World Compliment Day
March 2: Employee Appreciation Day
March 3: What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day
March 4: March Forth and Do Something Day
March 5: Fun Facts About Names Day
March 6: Day of the Dude
March 7: Discover What Your Name Means Day
March 8: Name Tag Day
March 9: Middle Name Pride Day
March 10: International Day of Awesomeness
March 12: Fill Our Staplers Day
March 14: Pi Day
March 16: Lips Appreciation Day
March 18: Awkward Moments Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness
March 22: International Goof Off Day
March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 27: Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
March 30: Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day
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Cost-Savings to Book Mike to Speak:
Kelowna: April 23-25
Las Vegas: May 14-18
Vancouver: June 20-25
Europe: June 27-30
Montreal: Sept. 4-6
Vancouver: Sept. 22-25
Winnipeg: Oct 15 -16
It's All About Your Workplace Culture Dealing with loads of change and stress in your workplace? Here are some great ideas on How To Build a More Resilient Culture
Why Your Workplace Needs More Humor This 2-minute video reminds you (and maybe more importantly, your boss) of the many benefits of humor in the workplace and Why Your Workplace Needs More Humor!
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